green eheim vinyl tubing help prevent algae?

[Cleetus Awreetus]

I've heard that the green eheim vinyl tubing won't encourage as much algae
growth in the tubing as the standard vinyl tubing. Any truth to that?
Going from a tank to a sump, I mean. Thanks.

Steve

[Pszemol]

"Cleetus Awreetus" > wrote in message news:H8fEf.16326$oo1.13212@trnddc02...
> I've heard that the green eheim vinyl tubing won't encourage as much algae
> growth in the tubing as the standard vinyl tubing. Any truth to that?
> Going from a tank to a sump, I mean. Thanks.

Idea behind green tubing is that it pass only green light
algae cannot use so effectively as other color rays...
This applies mostly to green algae. Other colors will grow.

But no need to be transparent - use black vinyl...

[Warren Bailey]

Well it collects less algae but i wouldnt say none, if i pinch the temporary
green eheim tubing i have on my tank then i get algae come out the other
end. The best is a hard pipe system. You have to vut and glue everything but
its excellent.. and (hopefully) doesnt leak.

W



"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
> "Cleetus Awreetus" > wrote in message
> news:H8fEf.16326$oo1.13212@trnddc02...
>> I've heard that the green eheim vinyl tubing won't encourage as much
>> algae growth in the tubing as the standard vinyl tubing. Any truth to
>> that? Going from a tank to a sump, I mean. Thanks.
>
> Idea behind green tubing is that it pass only green light
> algae cannot use so effectively as other color rays...
> This applies mostly to green algae. Other colors will grow.
>
> But no need to be transparent - use black vinyl...

[Roy]

Even hard tube is not fre of getting algae buildup. I used black ABS
to plumb manifolds and exposed hard lines on my ponds plumbing, and it
gets just as much algae buildup as the white or clear stuff
does.......I routinely fush a solution of PP through it all, and allow
it to set for a bit, then flush it with pond water to keep it
clearer.......probbaly not a doable thing in an aqauarium setup, but
if I did not flush and clean mine with PP it would be blocked solid in
o time.

On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:10:39 +0000 (UTC), "Warren Bailey"
> wrote:
>><>Well it collects less algae but i wouldnt say none, if i pinch the temporary
>><>green eheim tubing i have on my tank then i get algae come out the other
>><>end. The best is a hard pipe system. You have to vut and glue everything but
>><>its excellent.. and (hopefully) doesnt leak.
>><>
>><>W
>><>
>><>
>><>
>><>"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
>><>> "Cleetus Awreetus" > wrote in message
>><>> news:H8fEf.16326$oo1.13212@trnddc02...
>><>>> I've heard that the green eheim vinyl tubing won't encourage as much
>><>>> algae growth in the tubing as the standard vinyl tubing. Any truth to
>><>>> that? Going from a tank to a sump, I mean. Thanks.
>><>>
>><>> Idea behind green tubing is that it pass only green light
>><>> algae cannot use so effectively as other color rays...
>><>> This applies mostly to green algae. Other colors will grow.
>><>>
>><>> But no need to be transparent - use black vinyl...
>><>

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